Education
Directions For Our Youth Inc
BRONX, NY
Total revenue
$6.6M
Total expenses
$6.5M
Net assets
$189K
Grants received
$261K
9 grants
EIN
061308851
Tax year
2023
Mission
Directions for our youth, inc. (dfoy) is a nonprofit community-based organization providing quality out-of-school-time programing in underserved areas of the bronx and manhattan for young people enrolled in grades k-12.our mission is to engage young people as active partners in their own development as they seek to become thriving, self-sufficient adults and agents of change within their local and global communities. Dfoy provides over 2,000 students with high-quality content-driven programs encouraging educational enrichment, career awareness, civic engagement, and personal development
Programs
1 program
In partnership with the new york city department of education, dfoy operates the learning to work program at three schools: the satellite academy, high school for excellence and innovation, and providing urban learners success in education high school. These are transfer schools for over age and under credit young people. Dfoy provided counseling for over 500 at risk youth struggling to graduate from high school. Dfoy also provided paid internships for over 140 youth.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
11 listed
ELISA ISTUETA
Executive Director
$192K
35 hrs/wk
Nana Apenteng
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
$151K
35 hrs/wk
LUCIUS OUTLAW III ESQ
SECRETARY
—
2 hrs/wk
THELMA OFORI ESQ
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
Marisa Devincentis
CHAIR
—
2 hrs/wk
Christina Getz
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
Jeffrey Garcia
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
Francisco Sanchez
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
Yaw Darkwa ESQ
VICE CHAIR
—
2 hrs/wk
Rene Hamilton
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
Elizabeth Marrero
Director of Operations
$98K
35 hrs/wk
Grants received
Showing 9 of 9
Funded by
$261K from 4 funders · 9 grants · 2018–2022
$254K · 1 grant · 2020
$6K · 1 grant · 2018
$483 · 5 grants · 2020
$200 · 2 grants · 2021–2022